Catholic cleric accused of inappropriate behaviour
Britain’s most senior Roman Catholic cleric should be allowed to help choose the next Pope despite inappropriate behaviour claims, the former archbishop of Westminster said yesterday. Cardinal Cormac...
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Horsing around at Sant’Antnin park
A shaggy-haired Shetland pony rubbed its nose against a little girl’s hand in the equestrian area as families wandered round the other attractions on offer at the newly opened Sant’Antnin family park...
View ArticleGonzi says both Abela and Muscat should go
The Prime Minister yesterday launched an attack on Labour leader Joseph Muscat and his deputy, saying they should both step down over their failure to report a case of alleged drug trafficking at the...
View ArticleOld man run over by security chief dies naturally
A 90-year-old man who was run over in June by the head of the intelligence agency died of natural causes on Saturday night. The Office of the Prime Minister made the surprise announcement late on...
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Intershore directors sue Finance Minister
Joe Cordina, Charles Scerri and Martin Fenech, directors of Intershore fiduciary company, have instituted libel proceedings against Finance Minister Tonio Feneh over allegations made against them over...
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Gonzi highlights differences between the PN and the PL
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said this evening in Birzebbuga that the difference between PN and the PL was that while the former made sure that the gas bottling plant in Qajjenza was closed and moved...
View ArticleParents file judicial protest over death of their daughter
The parents of a two-year-old girl who died in Mater Dei Hospital two years ago have filed a judicial protest complaining that despite the announcement of an internal inquiry, they had not been...
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Expect worse from PN, Muscat warns
Labour Leader Joseph Muscat warned people to expect worse and more negativity from the Nationalist Party as the March 9 electoral appointment approached. Speaking in Hamrun this evening, he said...
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Woman injured in Naxxar crash
A 42-year-old woman from Naxxar was seriously injured this afternoon when the Citroen C3 she was driving crashed into a tree at Labour Avenue, Naxxar. The woman had been driving towards Lija when the...
View ArticleGETTING WEIRD
First Anglu Farrugia, now Dr KMB, both making it known that Muscat's Labour Movement, Party, Conglomeration, whatever it is, no longer espouses the principles of old: what's going on? Now don't get me...
View ArticleMisfiring Cavani draws another blank as Napoli lose ground
Serie A's top marksman Edinson Cavani failed to score for the fourth league game in a row as fading Napoli lost further ground on leaders Juventus with a goalless draw at Udinese today. Napoli's third...
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Farrugia Sacco: move to impeach me is political
Mr Justice Lino Farrugia Sacco yesterday questioned the validity of the judiciary’s code of ethics and described the impeachment motion against him as “politically motivated”. He was testifying in a...
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Police get confession and denial in oil case
Former Enemalta chairman Tancred Tabone was in cahoots with his adviser Frank Sammut in taking commissions from oil purchases, a court heard yesterday. But while Mr Sammut told the police that the...
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Leaders blunt on Big Debate
Prime Ministerial candidates Lawrence Gonzi, Joseph Muscat and Michael Briguglio went head-to-head at the Intercontinental Malta this evening, in a debate organised by The Times. Prime Minister and PN...
View ArticleRed faces among Italian pollsters who got election wrong
Italy's election not only shocked the political establishment to the core, it left polling companies with egg on their face after they completely failed to predict the messy outcome and the...
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'Tomorrow' lyric video released
PBS has released the official lyric video of Tomorrow, the song which will be sung by Gianluca Bezzina at the Eurovision Song Contest. The official video of the song is still being produced.
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Maradona back in Naples, denies he owes tax
Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona denied he owed millions of euros in unpaid Italian taxes today after he was mobbed by media and fans on his return to Naples where he twice led the local team to...
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Poor kids with laptops read less, do more chores - study
Poor kids in the developing world given laptops to help them make big educational leaps may wind up doing more household chores and reading less than children without the computers, according to a new...
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AGIUS. On February 25, at Mater Dei Hospital, MAY (personal secretary to the late Mabel Strickland), aged 92, passed away peacefully, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her...
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Press digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press. The Times reports how Lawrence Gonzi said yesterday during The Big Debate that the people did the right thing when they voted on...
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